Center for Disease Therapy News and Events

Events

View current and past events below of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Check back for updates.

Celebrating World Rare Disease Day

World Rare Disease Day is held every year on the last day of February. Celebrate World Rare Disease Day with us and see why we care about rare.

The Center for Rare Disease Therapy’s Director, Dr Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD is hosting a webinar on February 21, 2025, at 12pm EST in honor of Rare Disease Day. His talk will discuss the role of whole genome sequencing in precision diagnostics for acute pediatric care. Register here.

Here at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the Center for Rare Disease Therapy is also hosting our second annual Rare Disease Day poster session on February 28, 2025. This event highlights the important research on rare disease that is being conducted across our institution. Read about our researchers’ work below!

Annual Rare Disease Day Poster Session (PDF)

Past

Advancing Hope: Pioneering Therapy for Rare Diseases
Feb. 19, 2016

In the News

View current and past news clips below featuring the Center for Rare Disease Therapy at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh patients, programs and staff. Check back for updates.